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The Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, in conjunction with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Northern Ireland, presents the 29th Annual Conference

Innovation: Ideas into Action
Physiotherapy in a challenging environment

CROKE PARK CONFERENCE CENTRE, DUBLIN 1
Fri 16 – Sat 17 November 2012

You are invited to attend/send a representative to the Annual Conference of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists taking place later this week in the Hogan Stand, Croke Park Conference Centre.

The Conference will be opened by the Minister for Primary Care at the Department of Health, Mr Alex White TD at 9am on Friday morning.
This will be followed by two days of intensive exploration of new research and technological advances in dealing with a range of chronic conditions where Chartered Physiotherapists play a vital role. These include:

· Obesity: With 350 million worldwide affected by this condition that now poses a serious risk to Irish children, what is being done to reverse this situation?

· Education: What’s in store for the growing number of “Graduate Entries”, people who have left other careers to move into healthcare?

· Sport: Why do over a quarter of schoolboys who have suffered concussion in rugby not seek medical advice before returning to play?

· Dance: Over ¾ of professional Irish dancers sustain an injury. Former dancer and now Chartered Physiotherapist Roisín Cahalan discusses her research.

Photographs will be available from the venue.
For further information: www.iscp.ie
Follow us on Twitter: @Chartered Physio and #ISCPconf2012
Please contact: Aoife Mac Eoin. Tel: 087-239 1984.

Conference 2012: New Technology and Research unveiled
Innovate: Ideas into Action – Physiotherapy in a Challenging Environment

CONFERENCE 2012 opens next week with an exciting list of speakers from at home and abroad and a range of practical demonstrations and workshops.
The Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists is delighted to welcome the newly-appointed Minister for Primary Care at the Department of Health, Mr Alex White TD, to the conference as the opening speaker on Friday morning.